@postalgril You're saying this as we, golds, had the choice of our opposition, which is wrong.
Unfortunaly, for the moment, threat segregation is disabled so you won't be able to avoid golds.
The only thing that would make the game easier for bronzies is a fair matchmaking, but matchmaking killed himself when Gamersfirst released the new threat system at the end of 2011...
Threat segregation appreared to counter a poorly-designed matchmaking, but it never worked as intented and has always been a painful issue for APB players.
I still remember facing 4 or 5 silvers / bronzies while playing solo with the old matchmaking system, which never happened to me in 7 years with actual threat system, i'd now face only 2 or 3 silvers/bronzies, which is unfair and stupid.
Nuff' said.